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An F-35 Lightning II aircraft flies over Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2009. (DoD file photo) 

Pentagon: F-35 fighter jet cost doubles

The cost to build the Pentagon's next-generation fighter jet has doubled since 2001, when the program began.  The bad news was delivered Thursday to Capitol Hill.

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